b6 - genetic inheritance Flashcards
1
Q
define ‘allele’
A
different versions of a gene
2
Q
define ‘phenotype’
A
a characteristic shown visibly by an organism
3
Q
define ‘genotype’
A
the genes that an organism has
4
Q
define ‘dominant’
A
having a stronger version of a gene over another
5
Q
define ‘recessive’
A
the version of the gene that will only be seen if 2 versions of it are present
6
Q
define ‘homozygous’
A
same alleles to the parents [BB]
7
Q
define ‘heterozygous’
A
different alleles to the parents [Bb]
8
Q
some characteristic are controlled by a single gene, true or false?
A
true
9
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A
